The Society partnered with InterVarsity/USA on a symposium called ‘Prayer and the Academic Calling’, led by Gordon Smith. Dr. Gordon Smith is the President of Ambrose University in Canada, where he also teaches systematic theology and spiritual theology. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Called To Be Saints, Spiritual Direction, The Voice of Jesus, and Teach Us To Pray. Dr. Smith addressed what it means to pray with the wisdom of the ages amidst a secular context, speaking from his considerable experience in living out his faith in the academic arena.